Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
CLOSING SCENES.
m... n,str,ct Court Winds Up the busl
ness for the Term-fer'
aona1 Points.

/ IL UO O1COA ~
ness for the Term-fer'
sonal Points.
The District Court concluded ''S Do.1
vesterday and transacted an un"s.
.mount Of business in the way OF taxing
up tho tag-ends Of all the cases III "'''
ance up to date.
The calendar was set for the July term
~h;cb ia not expected to last more nan .
week. ....s
The Sheriff will have nineteen prisoners
~,,,o ip;no IN hand when those sentenced
nasterdav are transferred to Deer Lodge.
Sheriff Lloyd was the recipient Oh very
10 Commitment from Judge Galbralth,
who old him that during his term OF once
w To- he had never held a session OF court
ot wh;ch everything went more
than at the recent term here. Mr.. Lioyo
lit this compliment to his exert'ons
doublv. as it was his first court e1per'ence
since he assumed Office. He has DeeH 0ne
recipient of assurances from all tne INV
vers nracticing at the bar here that nevee
we're witnesses on hand with more proinp'1
Jude than at the recent term.
The Court worked steadily yesterday
wit hont intermission until 4 o'clock, when
# took a short adjournment. Judge Gal
braith had set his mind on having matters
brought to a crisis yesterday, and he
fetched it by persistent hard work. The
Moore Jury were out considering their YER
dict. About 5 o'clock they came into
court and the necessary parties were soon
present.
When the prisoner. John B. Moore was
hronoht into court for sentence the court
room was bare of spectators except the
officials.
The jury upon being polled handed IN
their verdict, finding the prisoner guilty
and assessing his punishment at one year
in the penitentiary and a fine OF 500.
Mr.. Duffy. counsel I II Moore Immediate
" said: 1--WE move orr new trial"
Judge GaIbraith took the papers and
looking them over said: "John B. Moore,
stand up. The jury have found you guilty
of grand larceny and nave assessed your
punishment at one year at hard labor and
= fine of 500, which is the lowest penalty
the law allows. The court has no powert to
increase this sentence and would not do SO
il it had," with a meaning look at Mr..
Duffy and a glance at the clock in the court
room which Indicated the near approach
OF train time. "You are allowed twenty
four hours"-continued the Judge when
Mr.. Duffy rose and said: If the
court please, as counsel for my
client and on DehalT OF Gn0 Hrm
l represent, and consider that the pen
atty imposed is, as the court says, the low
est permitted by law, l beg leave to with
draw the notice l gave a few minutes age,
and ask for immediate sentence"
The Judge looked relieved, and in the
usual formula sentenced Moore to the
punishment imposed by the jury, a :
turning to Charley Warren, asked him ii
the docket was ready to sign. You may
adjourn the court zine die, Mr.. Sheriff"
said the Judge, and Deputy 1homs
uttered the official formula which closed
the District Court for the term. The few
shook hands with the Judge and
him Joy OF the much needed rest inn.
posed by the severe strain OF the term
just closed. Judge Galbraith looked as
happy as a school boy entering on his va
The Judge left for Deer Lodge by
last evenings train.